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Novels
Consensual Infidelity: Chapter 12 by kaysee, May 9, 2008
Feed the Meter: Chapter 10 by William Murrow, May 9, 2008
Into the Shadows: Chapter 14 by Mike2439, May 9, 2008
Into the Shadows: Chapter 13 by Mike2439, May 9, 2008
Up Home Again: Chapter 3 by EllieO, May 9, 2008
The Queen & The Soldier: Chapter 5 by Matthew Berg, May 9, 2008
This Time You Lose: Chapter 28 by Chris Stralyn, May 9, 2008
Poetry
To mom because the house burned down by bob h, May 9, 2008
Captive by HiddenDarkness, May 9, 2008
Woe by pat4novels, May 9, 2008
Someone Different Chaiku by kat nove, May 9, 2008
Yellow #2 pencil by L. F. Young, May 9, 2008
Cancer and Toadstools by TirzahLaughs, May 9, 2008
Primary Haiku by brosna11, May 9, 2008
Short Stories
Of Course I Won't Leave You Behind! by Marilyn Johnson, May 9, 2008
Baseball, The Perfect Storm of a Game by John E. Wood, May 9, 2008
TOPSY-BABY AND THE WOLF by rlvs, May 9, 2008
The Wages of Ignorance. by Periscope, May 9, 2008
ASPHALT FISHERMAN by Dominic Spencer, May 9, 2008
Making scents of it all by armand522, May 8, 2008
A Bedtime Story by Doc Taylor, May 8, 2008


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Strongest Start Novel Writing Competition



The 6 Competition finalists have been chosen. The winners will be announced on May 15, 2008.

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theNextBigwriter Rankings

Novel Rankings as of: 04:32 AM, 05/09/08

1. STREET OF ROGUES by whatta

2. STATIC MAYHEM by Sherman_Bierce

3. Motor Dolls by modobenny

4. Project 235 by sonny

5. Alzheimer diary by mishmont

6. THE SAINT OF LOST CAUSES by knighthawk

7. ECHOSIS by Odin Roark

8. The Willow Tree of Tullamaine by Roisin Moriarty

9. THE SHAKER PROPOSAL by gem

10. DADDY, WHY CAN'T I SAY 'ASS?' by whatta

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Writing Successes

»Apr '08 : "HAPPY GIRL" a short story by Modobenny will appear in the April edition of Greensilk Journal.

»Mar '08 : A short story Wordsmith was purchased and published in the Literary Pages (Bookends) of the Jamaica Observer.

»Mar '08 : Eternal Press will publish Kirk's novella VERNE GEROW P.I. (The Case of the Cashmere Blonde) as an e-book. The story came to life as a TheNextBigWriter parody originally called THE PARODY-TECTIVE.  

»Mar '08 : "Before the Tsunami Hit" by Brosna11 will be published along with one of her paintings "Estuary" in the May/June issue of The Writer's Eye.

»Mar '08 : Sweet_release's short erotica story "Honey" has been accepted for publication by Oysters and Chocolate.

»Feb '08 : Wild Rose Press offered Lemonlye (Molly Ringle) a contract for novel The Ghost Downstairs.

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